7th Grade Life Science students have making connections to the characteristics of living things and to cell theory. They used microscopes to view the connections between cells, tissues, organs and systems using fish cells.
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In World History, our 10th graders have been studying the French Revolution. Our students got to experience the divisions that drove the revolution first-hand by baking three types of breads that each represented a different class.
Grauer 7th Grade Life Science and 9th Grade Biology students went on field trips to the Pfizer School of Science Mobile Experience, a 53-foot traveling science lab built around an escape room-style challenge.
The Middle School ASB presented the Middle School Back-to-School Beach Party at Moonlight Beach. It was such a fun time at the beach with happy students and connections and smiles all over the place!
Grauer High School students took a train to Los Angeles for an all-day Visual Arts field trip at the Hospital of Emotions pop-up art exhibition, with 80 rooms devoted to art installations by 70 different artists.
Students in Introduction to High School Math class sought to answer the question of Skittles distribution by utilizing their skills in creating frequency tables and calculating means and modes. It turns out the mean size of a bag of Skittles is 57.7 pieces, and the mode flavor is lime!
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The individual High School Surf State Championships presented by Scholastic Surf Series (SSS) took place ion March 23, bringing together top surfers from schools across Southern California. The Grauer School was proudly represented by two surfers.
Congratulations to Jonah L. '26 for celebrating his Senior Night for the Horizon Prep/Grauer Boys Basketball team on February 12. We appreciate Jonah's hard work and commitment to the team, and we were grateful to help him celebrate with his family and friends during Senior Night.
Congratulations to Mia B. '26 and Beatrix M. '26 for celebrating Senior Night for the Horizon Prep/Grauer Girls Basketball team. We appreciate their hard work, commitment to the team, and the positive energy they bring to the program and we were grateful to help them celebrate with their family and friends during Senior Night.
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